Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
16.1%Housing insecurity
10.4%Utility-shutoff threat
20.7%Food insecurity
17.3%SNAP enrollment
11.0%Transit barriers
15.6%No health insurance
19.5%Frequent mental distress
34.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Tifton
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 9/10. 65% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.6/10. At $1,004 a month, rents run 26% over what the rest of Tifton commands. 13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
It sits 0.7 points below the Tift County average of 4.0. Nationally it ranks #61,558 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $44,750.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 13277960302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13277960302?
Census tract 13277960302 in Tifton scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 13277960302?
Median gross rent is $1,004/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13277960302?
9.2% of residents in tract 13277960302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,054.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13277960302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 35th, minority 56th, housing 27th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 13277960302 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 13277960302 compare to Tifton overall?
Tract 13277960302 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Tifton at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tifton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Tifton
Top eight tracts in Tifton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.